As l get ready for another exciting season of Philadelphia Eagles football l am getting so tired of hearing about how much we are going to miss Desean Jackson and how he blew the top of defenses. I don’t think that’s the case so I took a look at some stats and this what they showed.:

D-Jax had a career year with 82/1332/9 (catches/yards/TDs). If you break it down you see that in the first 8 games he racked up 45/673/5 which is pretty close to the 37/659/4 he tallied in the last 8. In considering these numbers you have to remember that Chip Kelly’s offense and pace were new to the NFL and there was limited tape available. With each passing game teams adjusted their defenses. By the second half of the season, teams began to play more and more single safety high with man press coverage. The high safety would read and react to help the deep route while the other safety helped against the run (8 man in the box ). As a result Desean was having trouble getting off the line of scrimmage because physical DB’s were jamming him at the line thereby negating his speed. In 6 of the first 8 games Jackson netted 5 or more catches, but in the last 8 games he only had 2 such games. One of those was the Oakland blowout (5) and the other was the embarrassment at Minnesota (1 0), which was the same game that he acted the fool on the sidelines, reportedly for basking in his personal achievement while the team was suffering it’s only loss of the second half of the season.

They tried several things including more pre-snap, backfield motion to create space and avoid being manhandled at the line. They also ran more slants and crossing routes trying to create picks.

Now combine all these things with his parttime effort, subpar run-blocking, high salary, inability to produce against playoff defenses (3/53/0) and diva-like personality; Chip didn’t need gang-ties to consider releasing Jackson. And as a second year coach it’s expected that he would want his kind of players and have turnover.

Now this isn’t to say that a motivated Desean Jackson won’t achieve success in Washington. But be assured, the Philadelphia Eagles will be just fine without him!

]]>By: ericsports07http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3516251
Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:39:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3516251And like I said, Cooper is in a boot. The injuries are already coming. The depth isn’t as good and gets worse with every injury.
]]>By: skins26portishttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3511901
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:47:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3511901The Eagles say the replaced D-Jax with Darren Sproils, how old is he?
We’ll let me tell you he is 31 yrs old. This is the time many backs hit the wall and they never look the same. Chip better hope Sproles is the same back he was the last few years with the Saints. Remember he is small back with shifty feet who has avoided the big hits over his career.
The Great Chip is high on his horse and all the Philly fans are ridding his nuts . Let’s see if that quick pace offense is a fluke this season .
]]>By: skins26portishttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3511891
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:32:27 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3511891Some of these post say if you want to stop D-Jax just put a big cb on him and play press coverage. We’ll you don’t see a lot of big CB and if he misses his jam then you will get toasted. I’ve seen DeSean since he was at Cal he is a big play WR. He does disappear at times but if he makes 2 or 3big plays in a game that’s all we ( Redskins) need from him. I hated playing against him when he was with the Eagles . I don’t know how he will do with us but he is a upgrade over Josh Morgan.
Thx Chip
.
]]>By: haansel82http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3511859
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:01:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3511859If Desean plays 4 Quarters of football and more than half the season at full speed, i think id regret cutting him. Every receiver on this team is fast, the last I heard a 4.4 40 is pretty damn fast.

Go back to 2012, Desean and Maclin in the same lineup, who was better? Desean is captain inconsistent, a locker room slacker, and a media cancer. The guy plays when he wants and how he wants. I am glad he is gone, this year Maclin will prove he is better, and Cooper/Matthews are going to be dominant.

You know who took the top off defenses? Shady. All day. 8 in the box and he still ran rampant. Drink up fellas, the juice is quite nice in the Shade(y).

]]>By: ericsports07http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3511081
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:14:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3511081I think losing Jackson is going to make their offense worse. His speed does open things up for his teammates and I don’t care what you guys want to believe. The only way this offense will be as good is if someone can provide that big play ability Jackson provided. Maclin is coming off a knee injury which is always bad for WR’s. Many WR’s are never the same after knee surgery even the past few seasons like Steve Smith with the Giants. Cooper is the key. If he can play as good as he did down the stretch they could have the success they had last season. They better hope Matthews steps up also. They will be throwing more short passes to the back’s and TE’s which may effect their running game. Teams will be able to lock down on McCoy if they can’t throw the ball downfield. Sproles is a lot like McCoy and will make some big plays, and their TE’s are solid so they all will play a bigger role now. The best thing is that the teams in their division have terrible defenses but the key is what they do against the rest of the teams on their schedule. Any time you lose talent in the NFL it can come back to haunt you. One key injury and it all blows up in your face. That’s why you don’t just give players away. Especially to your divisional rivals. It doesn’t make sense to get worse so they can get better!
]]>By: tangovaderhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3510606
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:55:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3510606A realistic Eagles fan? I stand corrected.
]]>By: distracted9http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3510220
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:12:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3510220I love my Eagles but I’m realistic. . Chip will be a great HC but last half of the season we benefited from a very weak schedule.. we wouldn’t have finished so strong if we were playing the Seahawks or 9ers.. that’s just how it is.. I guess we will see what happens this year.
]]>By: shatho1http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3510132
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:46:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3510132bobbyhoying July 30, 2014, 9:53 AM CDT

I will not doubt Chip until Tom Coughlin, Jason Garrett or Jay Gruden proves him wrong.
________________________________________
well the cowboys pretty much proved him wrong last season. the eagles really didn’t do anything in the first game against them and then the second game was against a 32nd ranked defense and if not been for an interception wouldve probably been a second loss to the cowboys.
the eagles will regress this year and the Chip Kelly offence will be blown up by opposing defenses

Wanna beat the Big boys in the NFC and their defenses (which I sure hope is the goal)? Try to have as few short 170lb players as possible going against sf and sea.

Those are the two teams better than the eagles, on their face, right now

]]>By: kahunanchttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3510022
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:13:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3510022Everyone has a weakness and so does Chip. He has to be the smartest guy in the room. And he has rabbit ears. In Philly those are two very bad weaknesses.
]]>By: yetimonsterhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509906
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:29:28 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509906No one wanted to trade a 7th rounder for him, but Washington picked him up for a 3 million pay cut.

Sure, he has value but didn’t fit in Chip’s philosophy.

]]>By: realfootballfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509838
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:04:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509838Like I said the other day when he was running his mouth on the draft, Chip Kelly likes to talk too much and has a high opinion of himself. DeSean Jackson didn’t open things up for his offense, lol. Okay, Chip. That’s football 101, if you have a receiver who can blow the top off of the defense, he makes it easier for the other receivers to get open. The reason this team improved last year was that their defense got way better over the 2nd half of the year, yet I never hear him mention that side of the ball. He’s too busy patting himself on the back.
]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509774
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:44:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509774First it was his supposed off field transgressions, now it’s “he didn’t open up things for everyone else.”

This guy can’t keep his lies straight.

]]>By: Youknowimrighthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509768
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:43:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509768Chip Kelly is supposed to be an offensive guru, but I think hes going to find struggles on offense after a hot start last season”

————————–

Yeah that is good knowledge by another bird’s fan. They did get hot against about 5-6 back up qb’s or teams missing a star player in a row. They were quite fortunate last yr. chip will get some humble pie for sure this yr.

]]>By: eaglesfanalwayshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509712
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:27:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509712The Eagles are a better team without Jackson…this story is kept alive only because the Eagles refused to explain to the media why they cut him. Most Eagles fans (and I’m one) are glad to see him in Washington…he and Snyder should provide entertainment until he wears out his welcome there as well.
]]>By: 23rdusernameusedhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509701
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:25:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509701good to hear some actual football speak from the eagles coach! Andy was a boring, sad coach!
Hope Chip is around for 13-14 years!

“Chip Kelly is supposed to be an offensive guru, but I think hes going to find struggles on offense after a hot start last season”

Um sorry bud, but they started like 2-4, then got “hot” and won the div.

I do believe Chipper is a Offensive guru and you’ll see more of the same this coming season….
stay tuned

]]>By: Youknowimrighthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509677
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:17:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509677Tell that to whoever goes down the middle this year and gets unloaded on by a safety that was not there last year because of desean. Chip kelly back to school in 2015.
]]>By: vicksprmanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509666
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:14:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509666That’s a really odd comment when you consider that Malcom Jenkins said that during the play off game they covered over the top on Desean the entire game because he was in the Saints eyes he was the Eagles main weapon.
]]>By: blockedshotnyrhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509649
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:09:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509649Jackson was a talented player, however, he disappeared for long stretches and struggled to get off the line when pressed.

Kelly wants his wide receivers to be able to do everything, not just run deep. He’s got a more complete, multifaceted crew and that allows him to open up the playbook more.

And let’s not kid ourselves, this is not just about on-field performance. It’s also about where they wanted to place their financial resources and the message they wanted to send to the locker room.

]]>By: dcstinkshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509645
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:08:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509645The thing about this, DeSean went from hero to villain in a few months. He and Chip let the tension between them and they are now firing shots at each other. DJax could have taken the higher road to avoid negativity, but I bet he gets boo’ed on the 21st of September.
]]>By: chut26http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509627
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:59:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509627People need to look at the all-22 breakdown of the Eagles last year. Kelly is speaking the truth when he said that Desean wasn’t doubled very much last year. Shady also had some of the best numbers in the NFL when facing 8 in the box.
]]>By: s0merand0mguyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509621
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:57:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509621Once again Chip is correct. MeSean was a selfish player that only wanted to pad his own stats and didn’t care to block or assist the team in any other manner.. glad hes gone!
]]>By: mnesmith77http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509613
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:53:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509613Regardless of whether they double covered him or not he is still a threat when the ball is in his hands. The fact they did not double him last year is probably why he only got 82 catches for 1,300 yards with 9TD’s.

The Eagles do have a dynamic running back but that guy in Washington is no slouch either. Morris may not have the breakaway speed but you have to pay attention to him.

Maybe the Eagles do not suffer as much with him gone but your division rivals have definitely benefited.

]]>By: bobbyhoyinghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509608
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:53:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509608I will not doubt Chip until Tom Coughlin, Jason Garrett or Jay Gruden proves him wrong.
]]>By: demskinsbabyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509570
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:43:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509570“Chip Kelly: DeSean Jackson didn’t open things up for others last year” … that’s because they weren’t good enough to get open in the first place. But Desean did help in spreading the field which allowed your TE to have such an impact. Chip is delusional.
]]>By: joshuavkiddhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/chip-kelly-desean-jackson-didnt-open-things-up-for-others-last-year/#comment-3509566
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:43:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271133#comment-3509566if the other teams #1 corner is covering Cooper Eagles fan’s should be thrilled! I however tend to doubt this as Maclin is likely to get this guy. Eagles don’t have a #1 and Chip has almost never had a #1, the offense is built around distribution and match-ups.
]]>